Nation's Hopes Ride With Men To The Moon
The nation pins its hopes on Apollo 8 with astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders set to launch at Cape Kennedy at 7 51 a m Saturday. The mission aims to circle the moon 10 times and return to the Pacific in six days. The risk centers on engine restart in lunar orbit a failure could trap them there and exhaust oxygen. Supporters stress the mission's scientific value while critics urge caution, with voices across the globe praying for a safe return.
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Cape Kennedy
Outer Space
Pacific Ocean
Lunar
Moon
Air Force
Oberndorf
Father Mohr
Franz Gruber
Gruber
Mane
Karl Mauracher
St. Nikolaus
Mauracher
Zillertal
Salzburg
Hallein
National Geographic
Chichi Jima
North Pacific
Carnegie Proposals Urge Big Investment in Higher Education
The Carnegie Commission urges rapid higher education expansion funded by federal and private dollars. By 1976-77 college costs could rise from 17.2 billion to 41 billion as access expands to disadvantaged youths. The plan proposes grants, loans, and work studies, with 3 percent of GNP for higher education and about 10 billion yearly from tax surpluses to finance it.
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Carnegie Commission
Carnegie
America
The Londonderry Air and Stormont’s New Session
Editorial recounts Northern Ireland at Stormont Dublin a new session amid a rising nationalist movement. It notes Westminster control on foreign policy, local housing and voting inequalities, and police clashes in Londonderry Omagh Armagh and Dungannon. It cites Mary Holland The Observer and The Times on unrest.
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Northern Ireland
Stormont
Belfast
Government of Ireland
House of Commons
London
Britain
Wales
Scotland
Londonderry
Armagh
Omagh
Dungannon
Antrim
Down
Fermanagh
Tyrone
Senate
United Kingdom
London Times
The
Times
Observer
Mary Holland
Westminster
Miss Holland
Guardian Weekly
Isle of Man
Dodd Angled Defense Ties to Public Payroll Use
Washington sources report Justice Department and IRS expanded probes into Sen. Tom Dodd DiConn while his attorney Walter Kenny now works full time for the Senate to assist in his defense. Kenny, involved in censure hearings, pressed witnesses and reportedly helped draft a rebuttal book. The matter raises ethics concerns over taxpayer funding for personal legal work. FBI and IRS continue financial and tax inquiries, tracing Dodd's transactions from California to the Bahamas and considering criminal charges. Also, House Commerce Committee plans to cite TV's role in Chicago violence at the Democratic convention, detailing how crews and networks allegedly shaped coverage to influence public perception.
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Bell McClure Syndicate
Washington
Justice Department
Adam Clayton Powell
Tom Dodd
DiConn
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Dodd
Walter Kenny
Senate
Kenny
Mike O’hare
Terry Golden
O'Hare
Glen Cooper
Internal Revenue
Todd
California
Connecticut
Bahamas
Congress
Senate Ethics Committee
Cahill
Gordon
Chicago
House Commerce Committee
Walker
Daniel Walker
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
House
Miami Beach
Daley
Howe
CBS
Hubert Humphrey
Long rifles of North Carolina chronicled in new volume
Announced by publisher Georgy Shumway, the work by John Bivins Jr. surveys Carolina gunmaking from 1750 to 1850, with chapters on art and evolution immigration and trade, and the Revolutionary period. It features 23 illustrations of Piedmont rifles and North Carolina crafts, with pre publication pricing and notes on notable gunsmiths.
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North Carolina
John Bivins Jr
Georgy Shumway
York
Bivins
N. C
Piedmont
N. C. Committees of Safety
John Bivins
Committee of Safety
Carolina
Carolina Mountains
John Elving Jr
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Holt McPher
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Fee
Executive Battery Business
Cheilavion
Associated Press
Ly.r
Ode
N.C
Am Eer
Jaas
I Hu
Act of Secontdam
Griffith Cai
Drew Pearson
Senator Soaper
Bill Vaughan
North American Newspaper Alliance
Hong Kong
Austria
St. Nikolaus Church
Josef Mohr
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